Lots, and lots, of onions and shallots have been planted over the past 2 weeks. Over 3,000 of them!

It is very important that onions get in the ground as soon as possible in the season to ensure the best possible bulb growth.

You may have heard of the term “long day onions” and wondered what it means. Well, it means that the variety of onions that grow best in New England are dependent on day length to initiate bulb growth. Days with 14 to 16 hours of day light are required before an onion plant will switch from concentrating its energy on leaf growth to focusing on bulb growth. Therefore, the more “long days” that the onion plant is in the ground, the more opportunity there is for bulb to grow.